There was a time not long ago that vanilla reigned over the land of aromas. It’s in cookies, cakes, and foaming body wash. It’s written into the tomes of copy on chocolate morsel packages across the ...

The most intriguing foods are the ones with flavors we can’t quite put our finger on, dishes with ingredients that dance on the tips of our tongues but remain a mystery. Until a few years ago, almond ...

Remove the dough from the freezer and place the rolled block of chilled butter in the centre of the rectangle. Fold the top third over the butter then the bottom third up over the top. Roll out into a ...

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Often called a macaron rustique or macaron à l’ancienne, these cookies are different from the colorful macarons de pâtissier that have become wildly popular in the last few years. They have a higher ...

To meet Paul Schrade, a tall, white-haired 77-year-old with a gently bemused smile, you’d never suspect that he’s obsessed with a poisonous nut. Mention the bitter almond, however, and the retired ...